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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock $.01 Par Value (Title of Class of Securities) 249030107 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 6 Pages CUSIP No. 249030107 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Harris Associates L.P. 36-3484078 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________ | NUMBER OF | 5. SOLE VOTING POWER | SHARES | None | BENEFICIALLY | 6. SHARED VOTING POWER | OWNED BY | 1,882,990 | EACH | 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | REPORTING | 1,858,590 | PERSON | 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | WITH | 24,400 _______________| 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,882,990 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.78% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA Page 2 of 6 pages CUSIP No. 249030107 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Harris Associates Inc. 36-2951006 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________ | NUMBER OF | 5. SOLE VOTING POWER | SHARES | None | BENEFICIALLY | 6. SHARED VOTING POWER | OWNED BY | 1,882,990 | EACH | 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | REPORTING | 1,858,590 | PERSON | 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | WITH | 24,400 _______________| 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,882,990 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.78% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO Page 3 of 6 pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 570 West College Avenue York, Pennsylvania 17405-0872 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Harris Associates L.P. ("Harris") Harris Associates, Inc. (the "General Partner") Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: Both Harris and the General Partner maintain their principal offices at: 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 500 Chicago, Illinois 60602 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Harris is a Delaware limited partnership. The General Partner is a Delaware corporation. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 Par Value (the "Shares") Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 249030107 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) Harris is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The General Partner is the sole general partner of Harris. Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1994): (a) By reason of advisory and other relationships with the persons who own the Shares, Harris may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the following Shares: 1,882,990 -4- (b) Percent of class: (based on 27,757,788 Shares outstanding) 6.78% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: none (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,882,990 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,858,590 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 24,400 Harris has been granted the power to vote shares in circumstances it determines to be appropriate in connection with assisting its advised clients to whom it renders financial advice in the ordinary course of its business, by either providing information or advice to the persons having such power, or by exercising the power to vote when it determines such action appropriate in connection with matters which are submitted to a security holder's vote. In addition, other Harris customers may own Shares which are not included in the aggregate number of Shares reported herein because Harris is not deemed the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3) of such Shares. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable -5- Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable Item 10 Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. Dated: February 13, 1995 Harris Associates, Inc., for itself and, as general partner for Harris Associates L.P. By:/s/Donald Terao Donald Terao Secretary and Treasurer -6-